Science Jobs in San Diego, CA
Associated Students, San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Teach various hands-on, experiential learning activities through inquiry-based instructional best practices, including but not limited to:Week-long marine science camp curriculum consisting of the principles of ocean literacy, build your own ROV activities, think like a scientist activities, environmental literacy activities, and daily water quality data collection/study activities. GENERAL PURPOSE: Under the supervision of the Youth Programs and Events Supervisor and the Marine Science/STEM Program Assistant, Marine Science/STEM Instructors will lead hands-on, outdoor experiential learning programs in marine science and STEM at The Watersports Camp and Mission Bay Aquatic Center.
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
A graduate degree from an accredited institution required; in exceptional cases an equivalent combination of education and work experience may be accepted (students currently enrolled in graduate programs may still apply). The Boz Institute Research/Teaching Program is a unique science learning experience, brought to students in partnership with UCSD Division of Extended Studies and Biocom Institute.
UC San Diego
$750 - $2000
San Diego, CA
Delivers STEAM-oriented instruction (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) through Project-Based Learning methods while using subject-matter expertise to impart knowledge to students. As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; are currently being investigated for misconduct; left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct; or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
AppFolio, Inc
$167200 - $209000
San Diego, CA
Own the design, build, and maintenance of AppFolio’s Business Data Platform’s observability and testing solutions that identify reliability, scalability, or data quality issues and strive to continuously improve the platform. This role bridges platform engineering, data governance, and DevOps—enabling seamless data delivery and access with leading-class observability and compliance.
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
We seek professionals with in-depth knowledge and expertise to teach online in the areas of regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development, medical device and diagnostic development, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and basic sciences, such as undergraduate-level biology, biochemistry, physiology, and organic chemistry. DES offers a wide range of courses and certificate programs to meet the continuing education needs of the life sciences community, support high-level skills development for industry professionals, and aid career transition for those entering the biotechnology field.
Truvian Sciences
San Diego, CA
The Director will architect and scale Truvian’s clinical data ecosystem — spanning database design, data pipeline integration, clinical data quality, statistical analysis, and data visualization — to support assay validation, regulatory submissions, and real-world evidence generation. Truvian is seeking a strategic and technically adept Director, Clinical Data Management & Data Science build and lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for clinical data strategy, management, analytics, and statistical sciences.
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies wants to expand its continuing education offerings in environmental science and urban planning, specifically related to skills and knowledge in environmental law, sustainability, conservation, transportation planning, urban design, community design, site planning, environmental psychology, survey planning and design, and information technologies applied to the field. Additional specific duties include: Provide excellent instruction demonstrating well-honed adult training techniques; Carefully and continually enhance course curriculum in consultation with the Department Director, Program Representative and Advisory Committee, and associated course evaluations; Follow all procedures, including the completion of all instructor and student pre- and post-course paperwork;
UC San Diego
San Diego, CA
It delivers a comprehensive set of courses and certificates in the field of Data Science including Machine Learning Methods, Technical Aspects of Artificial Intelligence, and Data Analytics (including Business Intelligence and Geographic Information Systems) to a diverse audience of students, including working professionals and academic learners, with a focus on providing practical applications and problem-solving skills. We are looking for an experienced and passionate Data Science Instructor responsible for developing and teaching engaging course content tailored for professionals, as well as undergraduate and graduate students seeking to advance their education or enhance their skills.
Michael Page
$140000 - $160000
San Diego, CA
The Project Superintendent - Life Sciences Construction will oversee and manage all aspects of construction projects within the business services industry, ensuring successful completion on time and within budget. A successful Project Superintendent - Life Sciences Construction in San Diego should have: Proven expertise in managing construction projects within the life sciences sector.
Virtu Investments
$130000 - $180000
San Diego, CA
As our Associate or Director of Data Science, you will be the primary technical analyst who turns raw property, market, and operational data into actionable insights for the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Virtú's Investment Committee. Geospatial analysis skills – analyzing location‑based data (map layers, drive‑time polygons, census demographics) to spot micro‑market trends.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP
San Diego, California
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston.
Shawmut
$145000 - $190000
San Diego, CA
Take an active role in and guide projects and project teams in each phase including pre-construction, construction, closeout, and post-construction services Identify and focus on critical issues related to constructability including associated costs and logistical issues . In this position you will lead a team responsible for numerous construction management related tasks including, project execution, financial management, and delivering projects the Shawmut way while achieving financial control and profit goals for each project.
Vanguard-IP
San Diego, CA
A strong candidate can demonstrate the ability to apply scientific expertise together with commercial and legal considerations to understand the clients' big picture in the commercialization sense; is comfortable with oral presentation and explanation of work product; is comfortable and effective at working independently; and is comfortable with remotely supporting supervising attorneys in multiple offices. Ideal candidates will have prior experience drafting and prosecuting patent applications for life sciences, biotech or pharmaceuticals inventions; and/or experience in biotech commercialization, such as university tech transfer, or industry commercialization/regulatory compliance.
Vanguard-IP
San Diego, CA
Demonstrated scientific writing ability using proper grammar and vocabulary that also includes the following skills: analyzing and explaining abstract scientific concepts and terms synthesizing a large amount of scientific or technological literature into a systematic and concise description of the state of the art; and differentiating and describing important differences among related scientific discoveries or technological breakthroughs. • Draft responses to rejection of a patent application for an invention from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and other worldwide Patent Offices, providing detailed analysis of the scientific or patent references cited in the rejection, assessing the difference between the invention and the citations, and presenting convincing arguments and reasoning why the patent application is to be allowed as a patent.
Gables Search Group
San Diego, CA
This position leads product strategy and portfolio ownership for a suite of analytical instruments and laboratory software, with direct accountability for business performance and long-term growth across the research market. We’re recruiting for a senior product management leader on behalf of a U.S.-based life sciences technology company developing advanced platforms used in research and laboratory environments.
Contineum Therapeutics
$138000 - $145000
San Diego, CA
The successful candidate will have expertise in all aspects of in vivo pharmacology and biology and be a strong team player who is scientifically curious, enjoys the process of scientific discovery, and can communicate well in an interdisciplinary environment. Contineum Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CTNM) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering novel, oral small molecule therapies for NI&I indications with significant unmet need.
ClearNote Health
San Diego, CA
Exemplify our core values:“Put Patients First:” Focused on serving patients and their support system, we direct all our efforts toward the area of greatest impact by discovering and building with speed, excellence, and purpose. Talented and dedicated clinical laboratory team members are vital to help deliver quality lifesaving results from our testing platform.
Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, California
3) be capable of identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance and either correct the problem or immediately notify your immediate supervisor, Director, or Medical Director, 4) perform a wide variety of laboratory procedures requiring independent judgment using both manual and automated methods in Hematology, Blood Bank, Chemistry, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Microbiology, Immunology, and any other discipline as introduced into the laboratory, 5) perform and document maintenance; daily, weekly, monthly, or as needed on instruments and equipment as appropriate, 6) review the accuracy of patient results prior to releasing or reporting, 7) recognize age specific differences in expected results for newborns to geriatrics, 8) ensure that the testing of proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient samples and that collaboration with other laboratories is prohibited prior to the reporting of proficiency testing results to the appropriate agencies, 9) may be required to perform venipuncture or capillary puncture on various age groups from newborn to geriatrics, 10) assist in the development and maintenance of laboratory policies and procedures, 11) adheres to all department and hospital policies and procedures related to safety, infection control, emergency preparedness, and human resources, 12) in the absence of a supervisor, may be assigned/identified as Lead Tech, having responsibility for the section or department during their shift, 13) may be assigned responsibilities related to LIS and/or POC. the San Diego Spine & Joint Center, a highly credentialed acute rehabilitation center, our Paradise Health & Senior Center, a fully equipped and modern cardiac catheterization lab, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services.
ClearNote Health
San Diego, CA
The successful candidate will play a key role in assay development, verification, validation, and regulatory submissions, working cross-functionally with R&D, bioinformatics, regulatory, quality, and laboratory operation teams. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Scientist, Product Development with expertise in Molecular Diagnostics to lead the development and optimization of cutting-edge molecular assays for early cancer detection.
Radionetics Oncology, Inc.
San Diego, CA
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Scientist/Associate Director (Princ Sci/Assoc Dir) to lead the application of machine learning and AI to large‑scale proteomics data in support of radiopharmaceutical target validation, prioritization, and patient selection strategies. Design and implement machine learning models using quantitative LC‑MS/MS proteomics data to: (1) identify biologically meaningful patient subgroups; (2) derive protein signatures predictive of target expression, uptake, and response; and (3) support target validation, prioritization, and indication selection.
Radionetics Oncology, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Radionetics is advancing a pipeline of first-in-class small molecule radioligands targeting Gproteincoupled receptors for the treatment of a broad range of cancers, including breast cancer, lung cancer, and other indications of high unmet need. Radionetics Oncology, Inc. is a clinical stage radiopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of a wide range of oncology indications and is poised to capitalize on the increasing demand for novel radiotherapeutics.
Gossamer Bio
$181000 - $195000
San Diego, CA
The role involves developing and executing advanced analytical workflows, contributing to biomarker hypothesis generation, and supporting cross-functional program teams from late-stage discovery through clinical development. Perform study-level analyses of exploratory clinical biomarker data (including proteomics, transcriptomics, imaging) to assess mechanism of action, identify molecular drivers of remission and characterize therapeutic response.
Onebridge
San Diego, CA
5+ years of overall industry experience in software engineering, DevOps, data engineering, or ML engineering roles, including 3+ years of focused MLOps experience building and maintaining production grade ML infrastructure. Preferred experience with scientific data, protein structure formats such as PDB and mmCIF, protein AI models including ESM, and agentic systems such as MCP, LangGraph, and LangChain.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
San Diego, CA
Arrowhead is leading the field in bringing the promise of RNAi to address diseases outside of the liver, and our clinical pipeline includes disease targets in the liver and lung with a promising pipeline of preclinical candidates. Using a broad portfolio of RNA chemistries and efficient modes of delivery, Arrowhead therapies trigger the RNA interference mechanism to induce rapid, deep, and durable knockdown of target genes.
San Diego Science Jobs Overview
Science jobs are critical for our societal survival, prosperity, and future development. Science is important to finding solutions to everyday issues, but also to solve the greatest mysteries of the universe. A job in science means you’re first in line to support human advancement by researching or even creating new knowledge.
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